"I'm warning you. I'm going to get angry. D'you see? You're not wanted. Understand? We are going to have fun on this island! So don't try it on, my poor misguided boy, or else--" Book Covers:
Students, Download your copy of the novel here. Pull it into Notability. We will be annotating the text together for this book, so it's necessary to have your own electronic copy.
4.Character pages - Throughout the first 3-4 chapters, students should fill out these sheets to analyze each of the listed characters. RalphJack PiggySimon (10 points)
10. Music inspired by the novel Lord of the Flies. - Each of the songs in the following five videos was partially inspired by Lord of the Flies. Watch each video and look at the lyrics for each song (the link for the lyrics is directly under each video). Once you've finished, fill out this sheet about one of the songs.
13. Writing Prompt: Pick one of the following prompts about chapter 8 (2-3 paragraphs and use evidence from the text to support your answers): - Explain how the hunt in chapter 8 is different than those described in previous chapters. - Who or what is the 'Lord of the Flies?' Describe how it came to be. - Piggy says in chapter 8, "Now, we've really got a beast." Analyze what he means by this. - Why do you think the story has begun to take place more and more in the darkness?
"I'm warning you. I'm going to get angry. D'you see? You're not wanted. Understand? We are going to have fun on this island! So don't try it on, my poor misguided boy, or else--"
Book Covers:
Students,
Download your copy of the novel here. Pull it into Notability. We will be annotating the text together for this book, so it's necessary to have your own electronic copy.
The point sheet for the entire unit is here.
It's your job to check this page throughout this unit to see the different activities and journals for the novel. They are posted here:
Activities for the novel:
1. Writing Prompt: "Imagine If..."
(10 points)
2. Author Study:
This book was written by:
William Golding
Watch the video below, narrated by Golding, and complete
the worksheet located here.
(10 points)
3. Vocabulary for chapters 1-3: Crossword puzzle here
(10 points)
4. Character pages - Throughout the first 3-4 chapters, students should fill out these sheets to analyze each of the listed characters.
Ralph Jack Piggy Simon
(10 points)
5. Design a map of the island. Use this worksheet to help.
Examples:
Student Exemplars (2015):
(10 points)
6. Vocabulary for chapters 4-6: Crossword puzzle here
(10 points)
7. 'Quick Chairs' - Students, fill out this sheet after we have gone through the Quick Chairs Activity in class.
8. Using this worksheet, Pick 4 of the following pictures and fill out all sections for each picture.
Picture 1:
Picture 2:
Picture 3:
Picture 4:
Picture 5:
Picture 6:
(5 points each - total of 20 points)
9. Vocabulary for chapters 7-10: Crossword puzzle here
(10 points)
10. Music inspired by the novel Lord of the Flies.
- Each of the songs in the following five videos was partially inspired by Lord of the Flies. Watch each video and look at the lyrics for each song (the link for the lyrics is directly under each video).
Once you've finished, fill out this sheet about one of the songs.
"The End Of The World As We Know It" by R.E.M.:
Lyrics
"Lord of the Flies" by Iron Maiden:
Lyrics
"Shadows and Tall Trees" by U2:
Lyrics
"The Logical Song" by Supertramp:
Lyrics
"Sympathy For The Devil" by The Rolling Stones:
Lyrics in the video
11. 'Savage Or Civilized?' (Spoiler Alert!)
Watch the video here and
fill out the worksheet here
(10 points)
12. Jack vs. Ralph: T-Chart and Venn Diagram here
(10 points)
13. Writing Prompt:
Pick one of the following prompts about chapter 8 (2-3 paragraphs and use evidence from the text to support your answers):
- Explain how the hunt in chapter 8 is different than those described in previous chapters.
- Who or what is the 'Lord of the Flies?' Describe how it came to be.
- Piggy says in chapter 8, "Now, we've really got a beast." Analyze what he means by this.
- Why do you think the story has begun to take place more and more in the darkness?
14. 'Survivor' (Group Activity): See Details and Hand-out here.
(20 points)
15. 'QVD' - Quote, Visual Representation, Description - any quote from any chapter of the book.
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